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CANTOR" MacMiLLAN
■
MAX H. SILVER
ALULINI HL./S
LOWELL Mac'MILLAX
It may sound strange to hear
of a cantor bearing- the surname
of MacMillan, but that, none the
less, was the temporary calling"
of Lowell MacMillan, now staff:
announcer at station WHEC. For
a period of three years—September, 1929 to January, 1932 —
MacMillan. who is a Gentile, sang
at Temple Beth Zion, the largest
reform Jewish Temple in Buffalo,
New York,
"Mac" (as he is called by all
his friends and the members of
his vast radio audience) is a tall,
well-built, good looking- fellow of
Anglican extraction. Recently he
revealed the heretofore untold j
facts regarding- his association '
with Jewish Temples.
Learned Hebrew
Mac was a chum of many Jew-;
ish boys while attending gram- \
mar and West High School in j
Rochester. Some of his friends i
attended Hebrew School. For j
MacMillan a knowledge of that
ancient tongue was a much |
cherished acquisition. He too
wanted to understand and read
Hebrew
Mac owned a bicycle. By clever
manipulation he made a bargain
with his pals. It may sound fantastic to most cash and carry
business men, but he offered his
friends a bicycle ride in return
for a lesson in Hebrew. It was
more than any father could do
to keep his -children attending
Hebrew classes daily.
Lowell was an apt pupil and
picked up quite a bit of the Hebrew tongue in this fashion.
While at West High he decided
to attend classes in voice-culture
to develop his rich baritone voice,
finally entering the Eastman
School of Music in 1926.
In college he was an outstanding student and athlete. In 1926
and 1927 the husky Irishman was
a member of the varsity soccer
and football squads. Another
extra-curricular activity was his
affiliation With the renowned
Eastman Chorus.
Immediately upon graduation,
he was offered a position by Station WGR of the Buffalo Broadcasting Corporation, in the capacity of program director and assistant to Roger Baker, who was
then in charge of sports for the
Buffalo Broadcasting Corporation.
It whs at this time that Mac
realized the value of his Hebrew
education. A choir member of
Temple Beth Zion in Buffalo be-;
came ill, and a friend of MacMillan proposed his name to Edna;
Lewis, venerable director of the '
Temple choir. A quick audition I
resolved itself into a lengthy con- ;
tract. Besides singing in the i
choir on Friday evenings and
Saturdays, he was soloist of a
Buffalo church choir on Sundays.
Lowell is now the sports' director of WHEC. He has substituted
at various absentees in the choir
of Temple B'rith Kodesh and also
sings the solos regularly for one
of Rochester's prominent Gentile
places of worship.
Without a doubt Lowell MacMillan is typical of the "American Spirit."
To Address Alumni
Group to Hear Talk
By Sports Announcer
Lowell H. Mao Millan, WHEC
sports announcer, will be the speaker when the Jewish Children's
'Home Alumni Association has its[
'initial meetings of the season at I
8:30 p. m. Tuesday at 27 Gorhaml
St. His topic will be "The Humorous Side of Radio."
LOWELL MaeMIl
Lowell MacMillian. Rochester
sports announcer, will address
the alumni group of the Jewish
Children's Home on Tuesday evening, November 19, in the auditorium of the Home on Gorham
Street.
•'Mac" earned part of his college tuition by singing in the
choir of Temple Beth Zion, a
Jewish house of worship in Buffalo, N. Y.
Max H. Silver is in charge of
arrangements for the meeting,
assisted by the alumni president,
Ben E. Solin.
Lowell Maollillan, popular radio commentator, will be the guest speaker at
the alumni meeting to be Laid on Tuesday
evening, Hovember 19th, at 6 p.n. in the
assembly hall 0/ tha Home. I.iaci.Iillan
will discuss "The Humorous Side of Radio.
Ho ./ill be introduced promptly at 8;15
by our treasurer, Max H. bilvjr. It is
important that members come on time as
tha speaker has a broadcast lat^-r that
evuning.
Hacllillan, an Irishman, was at one
time the Cantor (Ci.azan) of Temple Beth
liiOB in Buffalo, H.Y. He is also a former star athlete of tne University of
Rochester and is the possessor of one of
the largest lines of yams of radio
commentators.
His biography, written by Max Silver,
ap-^&^j.ed in several ...nglo-Je-.vi sh newspapers throughout the country in 193V.
Refreshments and dancing will follow
the regular business: meeting and t
speaker. Ben E. fcolin, alumni presieei ■
will preside.

CANTOR" MacMiLLAN
■
MAX H. SILVER
ALULINI HL./S
LOWELL Mac'MILLAX
It may sound strange to hear
of a cantor bearing- the surname
of MacMillan, but that, none the
less, was the temporary calling"
of Lowell MacMillan, now staff:
announcer at station WHEC. For
a period of three years—September, 1929 to January, 1932 —
MacMillan. who is a Gentile, sang
at Temple Beth Zion, the largest
reform Jewish Temple in Buffalo,
New York,
"Mac" (as he is called by all
his friends and the members of
his vast radio audience) is a tall,
well-built, good looking- fellow of
Anglican extraction. Recently he
revealed the heretofore untold j
facts regarding- his association '
with Jewish Temples.
Learned Hebrew
Mac was a chum of many Jew-;
ish boys while attending gram- \
mar and West High School in j
Rochester. Some of his friends i
attended Hebrew School. For j
MacMillan a knowledge of that
ancient tongue was a much |
cherished acquisition. He too
wanted to understand and read
Hebrew
Mac owned a bicycle. By clever
manipulation he made a bargain
with his pals. It may sound fantastic to most cash and carry
business men, but he offered his
friends a bicycle ride in return
for a lesson in Hebrew. It was
more than any father could do
to keep his -children attending
Hebrew classes daily.
Lowell was an apt pupil and
picked up quite a bit of the Hebrew tongue in this fashion.
While at West High he decided
to attend classes in voice-culture
to develop his rich baritone voice,
finally entering the Eastman
School of Music in 1926.
In college he was an outstanding student and athlete. In 1926
and 1927 the husky Irishman was
a member of the varsity soccer
and football squads. Another
extra-curricular activity was his
affiliation With the renowned
Eastman Chorus.
Immediately upon graduation,
he was offered a position by Station WGR of the Buffalo Broadcasting Corporation, in the capacity of program director and assistant to Roger Baker, who was
then in charge of sports for the
Buffalo Broadcasting Corporation.
It whs at this time that Mac
realized the value of his Hebrew
education. A choir member of
Temple Beth Zion in Buffalo be-;
came ill, and a friend of MacMillan proposed his name to Edna;
Lewis, venerable director of the '
Temple choir. A quick audition I
resolved itself into a lengthy con- ;
tract. Besides singing in the i
choir on Friday evenings and
Saturdays, he was soloist of a
Buffalo church choir on Sundays.
Lowell is now the sports' director of WHEC. He has substituted
at various absentees in the choir
of Temple B'rith Kodesh and also
sings the solos regularly for one
of Rochester's prominent Gentile
places of worship.
Without a doubt Lowell MacMillan is typical of the "American Spirit."
To Address Alumni
Group to Hear Talk
By Sports Announcer
Lowell H. Mao Millan, WHEC
sports announcer, will be the speaker when the Jewish Children's
'Home Alumni Association has its[
'initial meetings of the season at I
8:30 p. m. Tuesday at 27 Gorhaml
St. His topic will be "The Humorous Side of Radio."
LOWELL MaeMIl
Lowell MacMillian. Rochester
sports announcer, will address
the alumni group of the Jewish
Children's Home on Tuesday evening, November 19, in the auditorium of the Home on Gorham
Street.
•'Mac" earned part of his college tuition by singing in the
choir of Temple Beth Zion, a
Jewish house of worship in Buffalo, N. Y.
Max H. Silver is in charge of
arrangements for the meeting,
assisted by the alumni president,
Ben E. Solin.
Lowell Maollillan, popular radio commentator, will be the guest speaker at
the alumni meeting to be Laid on Tuesday
evening, Hovember 19th, at 6 p.n. in the
assembly hall 0/ tha Home. I.iaci.Iillan
will discuss "The Humorous Side of Radio.
Ho ./ill be introduced promptly at 8;15
by our treasurer, Max H. bilvjr. It is
important that members come on time as
tha speaker has a broadcast lat^-r that
evuning.
Hacllillan, an Irishman, was at one
time the Cantor (Ci.azan) of Temple Beth
liiOB in Buffalo, H.Y. He is also a former star athlete of tne University of
Rochester and is the possessor of one of
the largest lines of yams of radio
commentators.
His biography, written by Max Silver,
ap-^&^j.ed in several ...nglo-Je-.vi sh newspapers throughout the country in 193V.
Refreshments and dancing will follow
the regular business: meeting and t
speaker. Ben E. fcolin, alumni presieei ■
will preside.